Strapless apron

ABSTRACT

The strapless apron invention negates the need of an uncomfortable neck strap to protect the whole torso. The invention includes a specific length and placement of 2 pieces of inner structural boning in conjunction with Side Support Triangles along the midriff. The strapless apron remains upright and rigid against the chest without a neck or shoulder strap.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Current US Class: 2/48; 2/52; 2/58

Current CPC Class: A41D 13/04 (20110296577)

-   -   A41D 13/04 (20180271185)     -   A41D 13/04 (2453074A)

International Class: A41D 13/04 (WO2017039)

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

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PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT

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REFERENCE TO APPENDIX

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

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The problem is outer garment protection devices such as aprons have an uncomfortable neck strap. The neck strap shifts the outer garment's weight to the wearer's neck.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An apron that remains upright without a neck or shoulder strap, protecting the torso. The invention combines a rigid boning material in conjunction with the Side Support Triangle waist tie. Almost any apron material or boning material can be used.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 Front of women's apron. FIG. 1 includes the one-piece body design 1, the stitch detail of the sew-in boning 2, the “Side Support Triangle” as a solid cloth piece 3

FIG. 2 Front of men's apron. FIG. 2 includes the one-piece body design 1, the stitch detail of the sew-in boning 2, the “Side Support Triangle” as three connected straps 3

FIG. 3 Front of utility womens apron FIG. 3 includes the one-piece body design 1, the stitch detail of the sew-in boning 2, the “Side Support Triangle” as one strap along the midriff and the tie at the waist 3

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

There are two parts working together that make this apron remain rigid without a neck or shoulder strap. First, the apron has two pieces of inner structural boning sewn in, each set ˜4″ off center from each other. The sew-in boning disperses the weight of the apron to give the apron an overall rigid and upright posture. When using polyester sew-in style boning, the wearer is able to sit down comfortably without removing the apron because the sew-in boning stops at the bend of the hip. Depending on the wearer's torso length and overall height, the boning may stop slightly above or below the bend of their hip. When using polyester sew-in style boning, the boning is flexible enough to bend at the hip, regardless of the wearer's torso length to maintain comfort and rigidity. Second, the “Side Support Triangle” is strategically placed along the midsection edges of the apron. The outermost vertex of the “Side Support Triangle” is connected directly to or near a side strap to receive the pulling force created when a wearer ties the straps around their waist. The other two vertices of the “Side Support Triangle” distribute the pulling force to prevent the apron from sliding down a wearer's body and to keep the upper region of the apron against a wearer's chest. The “Side Support Triangle” may have many construction styles including three straps sewn in a triangle shape or a solid triangle material as long as it functionally distributes the pulling force of tied waist straps to support the apron's waist and chest regions. This design may utilize a variety of sew-in boning materials, even cased metal or plastics. If the boning is polyester sew-in boning, this design gains several unique benefits: no additional casing is needed to support the boning, the boning can be bent to fit the wearer's shape and remains in shape, and the boning can be ironed flat for regular reshaping. Additional sew-in boning can be added on to support various designs. 

1. The apron will protect the torso and remain upright with the boning that reaches from the chest to the hip joint and the strategically placed mid-drift “Side Support Triangle” attached. 